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2011-09-03 04:22:09 | Crap! | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 173.221.76.254 |
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2011-09-03 04:45:22 | ||
Rob Honeycutt robhon@mac... 98.207.62.223 |
What the F is going on with all this stuff lately? It seems bizarre. | |
2011-09-03 04:49:48 | ||
Albatross Julian Brimelow stomatalaperture@gmail... 199.126.232.206 |
This is indeed a crap decision! | |
2011-09-03 05:46:34 | ||
perseus owlsmoor@googlemail... 188.220.205.42 |
He is not the only politician to let the side down on the environment, and this one should know better. It looks like from this interview that Steven Chu is unlikely to make a fuss over the Keystone XL pipeline. Watch him squirm around the questions here, trying to avoid saying he approves or disaproves. Who says a scientist can't be a politician? I think we can assume there will be no opposition from him or anyone else in the cabinet either.
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2011-09-03 06:18:45 | here's my latest article on keystone that explains why Chu says what he said | |
Stephen Leahy writersteve@gmail... 208.74.213.160 |
[Hint: its the oil money that could bomb the demos out of the next election. ie Citzens United Supreme Court decision 2010] (Corrected Sept 3) U.S. Awash in Oil and Lies, Report Charges
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2011-09-03 06:37:20 | AEI weighs in on EPA decision | |
Stephen Leahy writersteve@gmail... 208.74.213.160 |
"This is the first wise environmental decision this Administration has taken." Steve Hayward is the the author of Air Quality in America | |
2011-09-03 07:46:39 | ||
perseus owlsmoor@googlemail... 188.220.205.42 |
Desmogblog says much the same about the pipeline | |
2011-09-03 11:03:09 | Friends of the Earth's reaction... | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 50.15.143.172 |
I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s no putting lipstick on this pig. Today, President Obama scrapped important smog limits aimed at preventing asthma in kids and lung damage in adults. According to the EPA, the standards the president overruled would have saved 12,000 lives, including many children’s. Adding insult to injury, President Obama said asking corporations to act responsibly is too much of a ‘burden,’ even though studies show responsible environmental protections spur investment in clean technology and create jobs. Thank you, Nick Berning P.S. We need to show President Obama that this matters. After signing your petition, please ask your friends and family to do the same. It’s time the president realized that he can’t keep kowtowing to corporations and ignoring what’s best for people. | |
2011-09-03 11:17:57 | ||
Rob Painting Rob paintingskeri@vodafone.co... 118.93.250.164 |
This would make a great cartoon. Have a little dog with Obama's head on it, and a cigar-smoking villian (aka the corporations) ordering the dog, to roll over, shake hands and play dead. Or something along those lines. It's essentially what Obama is. | |
2011-09-03 11:18:32 | MoveOn.org Reacts | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 50.15.143.172 |
Environmental groups are not happy with the White House for pulling back proposed smog standards. Neither are many liberals; MoveOn.org released a statement saying that “thousands are likely to die because the President caved to big polluters” and “many MoveOn members are wondering today how they can ever work for President Obama's re-election, or make the case for him to their neighbors, when he does something like this. Source: The Fix, Washington Post, Sep 2, 2011
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2011-09-03 11:48:53 | Ennviornmental Action's Reaction | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 50.15.143.172 |
Dear John, Earlier today president Obama announced his decision to shelve a major EPA regulation aimed at tightening smog standards. This was done at the behest of the polluting industry and their allies in Congress.
Dan Stafford | |
2011-09-03 12:08:55 | ENS article | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 50.15.143.172 |
Industry Victory: Obama Withdraws EPA's Stricter Smog Standards | |
2011-09-03 12:32:52 | American Lung Association's Reaction | |
John Hartz John Hartz john.hartz@hotmail... 50.15.143.172 |
AUGUSTA, Maine - September 2 - “For two years the Administration dragged its feet by delaying its decision, unnecessarily putting lives at risk. Its final decision not to enact a more protective ozone health standard is jeopardizing the health of millions of Americans, which is inexcusable,” said Jeffrey Seyler, President and CEO of the American Lung Association of New England. “The American Lung Association now intends to revive its participation in litigation with the Administration, which was suspended following numerous assurances that the Administration was going to complete this reconsideration and obey the law. We had gone to court because the Bush Administration failed to follow the law and set a protective health standard.” | |
2011-09-05 02:49:33 | ||
dana1981 Dana Nuccitelli dana1981@yahoo... 68.6.117.21 |
Krugman explains why aside from being a horrible decision from an environmental and political standpoint, this was also a horrible decision from an economic standpoint. Basically the only reason for Obama to make this decision was fear that if he didn't, Republicans would attack him. Because they're not going to attack him now, right? Once again Obama shows that he's a horrible and spineless "leader." |